Duleep Trophy Winners List: A Complete History of Champions (1961-2025)

The Duleep Trophy holds a place of prestige in India’s domestic cricket calendar. Since its inception in the 1961-62 season, it has served as a crucial battleground for zonal supremacy, pitting the best players from different regions against each other in a high-stakes First-Class contest. Over the decades, the tournament has created legends and witnessed some of the most memorable matches in Indian cricket history.

This article provides a complete historical record of every Duleep Trophy champion and runner-up, offering a clear look at the tournament’s legacy and the dominance of certain zones over the years.

Which Team Has Won the Duleep Trophy the Most Times?

North Zone and West Zone are the most successful teams in the history of the Duleep Trophy. Both zones have won the prestigious title a record 19 times.

Their long-standing dominance is a testament to the depth of cricketing talent produced in their respective regions. Following them is South Zone, another consistent performer with 13 titles. The historical data clearly shows that these three zones have been the powerhouses of the tournament for most of its history.

Complete Duleep Trophy Winners and Runners-Up List (1961-2024)

Here is a comprehensive, season-by-season list of the Duleep Trophy champions and runners-up since the tournament’s first edition. The list also reflects periods when the format was changed from zonal teams to BCCI-selected squads (e.g., India Red, India Blue).

Season	Winner(s)	Runner-up
2024	India C	India A
2023	South Zone	West Zone
2022	West Zone	South Zone
2019	India Red	India Green
2018-19	India Blue	India Red
2017-18	India Red	India Blue
2016-17	India Blue	India Red
2014-15	Central Zone	South Zone
2013-14	North Zone & South Zone (Shared)	–
2012-13	East Zone	Central Zone
2011-12	East Zone	Central Zone
2010-11	South Zone	North Zone
2009-10	West Zone	South Zone
2008-09	West Zone	South Zone
2007-08	North Zone	West Zone
2006-07	North Zone	Sri Lanka A
2005-06	West Zone	East Zone
2004-05	Central Zone	North Zone
2003-04	North Zone	East Zone
2002-03	North Zone	East Zone
2001-02	West Zone	North Zone
2000-01	North Zone	Central Zone
1999-00	North Zone	West Zone
1998-99	Central Zone	West Zone
1997-98	West Zone & Central Zone (Shared)	–
1996-97	Central Zone	South Zone
1995-96	South Zone	Central Zone
1994-95	North Zone	South Zone
1993-94	North Zone	West Zone
1992-93	North Zone	Central Zone
1991-92	North Zone	West Zone
1990-91	North Zone	West Zone
1989-90	South Zone	Central Zone
1988-89	North Zone & West Zone (Shared)	–
1987-88	North Zone	West Zone
1986-87	South Zone	West Zone
1985-86	West Zone	South Zone
1984-85	South Zone	North Zone
1983-84	North Zone	West Zone
1982-83	North Zone	South Zone
1981-82	West Zone	East Zone
1980-81	West Zone	East Zone
1979-80	North Zone	West Zone
1978-79	North Zone	West Zone
1977-78	West Zone	North Zone
1976-77	West Zone	North Zone
1975-76	South Zone	North Zone
1974-75	South Zone	West Zone
1973-74	North Zone	Central Zone
1972-73	West Zone	Central Zone
1971-72	Central Zone	West Zone
1970-71	South Zone	East Zone
1969-70	West Zone	North Zone
1968-69	West Zone	South Zone
1967-68	South Zone	West Zone
1966-67	South Zone	West Zone
1965-66	South Zone	Central Zone
1964-65	West Zone	Central Zone
1963-64	West Zone & South Zone (Shared)	–
1962-63	West Zone	South Zone
1961-62	West Zone	South Zone

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